ESPIAL Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

espial

noun

Definition of espial

as in detection

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Noun

The settings screen contains buttons for controlling the lights, motion detection, and motion alerts.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
Military working dogs are routinely used in roles including explosives detection, patrol operations, search missions and force-protection duties.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of detection

Noun

The story comes about a year after a New Orleans couple made a similarly mysterious discovery in their backyard.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
But this discovery has also presented Miller-Idriss and PERIL with an intriguing approach to preventing multiple forms of violence.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovery

Noun

Yandel is recognized for his support of community and educational initiatives, mental health awareness and emerging Latino talent.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
But even her awareness can’t be constant, as shown by a scene that played out just this summer.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of awareness

Noun

The findings were presented at ACS Fall 2026, the American Chemical Society’s fall meeting held in Chicago from August 23 to 27.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Other findings of the report show that 94% of organizations are worried about the economy, 79% cite rising cybersecurity threats, and just half feel confident managing data-security risk as AI becomes embedded in benefits administration.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of finding

Noun

To gain access to the new platform, founders and senior management of the unlisted companies would have to comply with such disclosure requirements, Tan added.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Newspaper op-eds from big names have long been ghostwritten by junior staffers or outside PR firms — no disclosure necessary, and often watered down and hyper-optimized to be as palatable as possible.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of disclosure

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